Hbomb77
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Hi everyone! I have a beeeaautiful male sphynx. He's my everything. He's 3 years old and I moved out of my parents' house (where there were other animals and my dad is retired) into a house of my own with my fiancé 5 months ago. Since then, I've been feeling terrible about my boy being left alone in the house ALL day and sometimes until 7 or 8
0 at night if we have something to do.
So I decided I get a buddy for him. I have a new 5 month old male sphynx named Ari and my older cat (his name is Thales), hates him!
Ok, so this what has happened so far:
I brought Ari home on Tuesday night. I immediately took him to the bathroom upstairs to wash him so he didn't smell as foreign to Thales. We set him up a room upstairs. Thales likes to sleep in the bed in our spare bedroom so I made sure not to use that room. Foolishly, my fiancé and I brought Ari in the carrier down to the main floor to meet Thales and Thales immediately started hissing like crazy and growling so I put Ari back up to his room. After doing some reading, I realize I shouldn't have had them see each other that soon.
Ari is a super relaxed, loving little kitten. He is happy and not stressed thankfully. He also barely seems to notice Thales freaking out at him. He's not phased by it at all.
Tuesday night, my fiancé slept with Ari, and I slept in Thales' room with him so nobody felt neglected.
On Wednesday, the next day, every time I'd go into Ari's room to give him company and then later tried to touch Thales later, Thales could smell Ari on my hands and he'd hiss and growl at me and my hands. He wouldn't let me touch him. I didn't try to introduce them face to face yesterday. I took the blanket Ari was sleeping on and put it downstairs in the kitchen so Thales would be around it. He hissed at it like crazy. Hated the blanket. I thought if he hates the blanket that much, it's next not to try another step yet.
Last night, I slept with Thales in his bed again and my fiancé slept in Ari's room. Thales ends up being his cuddly normal self when we sleep.
Today. Today Thales could go near the blanket without hissing and I took a new blanket that had fresh Ari's scent on it and put it beat a spot Thales likes to sit. He smelled it, but was able to just walk over it without freaking out. Progress. I decided to take some tuna juice and give a little to Thales on the outside of the door of Ari's room and give Ari some on his side with the door cracked open a bit. Thales slowly approached the juice, had a couple licks, then just hissed and growled again. So that was that.
Now what?! Will Thales always hate Ari? Ari is so lovable. Oh, and I am trying to be as loving as possible with Thales. When he lets me I'm trying to let him know he's my number one boy.
I'm getting so sick of little Ari being caged in a room by himself. He's so social. And he wants to discover the house.
Please if anyone has any experience or ideas as to what to do next, that would be wonderful!!! How long do I need to keep Ari locked in one room??
Thanks you so much guys!!!!!
0 at night if we have something to do. So I decided I get a buddy for him. I have a new 5 month old male sphynx named Ari and my older cat (his name is Thales), hates him!
Ok, so this what has happened so far:
I brought Ari home on Tuesday night. I immediately took him to the bathroom upstairs to wash him so he didn't smell as foreign to Thales. We set him up a room upstairs. Thales likes to sleep in the bed in our spare bedroom so I made sure not to use that room. Foolishly, my fiancé and I brought Ari in the carrier down to the main floor to meet Thales and Thales immediately started hissing like crazy and growling so I put Ari back up to his room. After doing some reading, I realize I shouldn't have had them see each other that soon.
Ari is a super relaxed, loving little kitten. He is happy and not stressed thankfully. He also barely seems to notice Thales freaking out at him. He's not phased by it at all.
Tuesday night, my fiancé slept with Ari, and I slept in Thales' room with him so nobody felt neglected.
On Wednesday, the next day, every time I'd go into Ari's room to give him company and then later tried to touch Thales later, Thales could smell Ari on my hands and he'd hiss and growl at me and my hands. He wouldn't let me touch him. I didn't try to introduce them face to face yesterday. I took the blanket Ari was sleeping on and put it downstairs in the kitchen so Thales would be around it. He hissed at it like crazy. Hated the blanket. I thought if he hates the blanket that much, it's next not to try another step yet.
Last night, I slept with Thales in his bed again and my fiancé slept in Ari's room. Thales ends up being his cuddly normal self when we sleep.
Today. Today Thales could go near the blanket without hissing and I took a new blanket that had fresh Ari's scent on it and put it beat a spot Thales likes to sit. He smelled it, but was able to just walk over it without freaking out. Progress. I decided to take some tuna juice and give a little to Thales on the outside of the door of Ari's room and give Ari some on his side with the door cracked open a bit. Thales slowly approached the juice, had a couple licks, then just hissed and growled again. So that was that.
Now what?! Will Thales always hate Ari? Ari is so lovable. Oh, and I am trying to be as loving as possible with Thales. When he lets me
I'm trying to let him know he's my number one boy. I'm getting so sick of little Ari being caged in a room by himself. He's so social. And he wants to discover the house.
Please if anyone has any experience or ideas as to what to do next, that would be wonderful!!! How long do I need to keep Ari locked in one room??
Thanks you so much guys!!!!!
